1 Izikronike 14:6-15 Ibhayibheli Elingcwele (ZUL59)

6. noNoga, noNefegi, noJafiya,

7. no-Elishama, noBeyeliyada, no-Elifeleti.

8. AmaFilisti esezwile ukuthi uDavide ugcotshiwe ukuba abe yinkosi kwa-Israyeli wonke, onke amaFilisti enyuka ukumfuna uDavide; uDavide wakuzwa, waphuma ukuwahlasela.

9. AmaFilisti esefikile ukungenela isiGodi samaRefa,

10. uDavide wabuza kuNkulunkulu, wathi: “Ngenyukele ukuhlasela amaFilisti na? Uyakuwanikela esandleni sami na?”UJehova wathi kuye: “Yenyuka, ngokuba ngiyakuwanikela esandleni sakho.”

11. Base benyukela eBali Pherasimi, uDavide wawachitha; uDavide wathi: “UNkulunkulu ufohlele izitha zami ngesandla sami njengokufohla kwamanzi.” Ngalokho baqamba igama laleyo ndawo ngokuthi iBali Pherasimi.*

12. Ashiya khona onkulunkulu bawo; uDavide wathi mabashiswe ngomlilo.

13. AmaFilisti abuye angenela isigodi.

14. UDavide waphinda wabuza kuNkulunkulu; uNkulunkulu wathi kuye: “Ungenyuki emva kwawo; wagwegwesele, uwafikele malungana namajikijolo.

15. Kuyakuthi lapho usuzwa umsindo wokuhamba ezihlokweni zamajikijolo, uphume impi, ngokuba uNkulunkulu uphumile ngaphambi kwakho ukuchitha impi yamaFilisti.”

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